So today is water change day on all the tanks. I do my biggest tank last since it takes the longest to fill. I do my normal drain down to fin level. Then while it’s filling I decide to clean the media that’s not something I do often. So I clean it up, drain the sump down to a few inches and put everything back. Then I figure I should finally get around to making the filter sock I never put in place when setting the sump up. So I grab a few things and get the sock in place. Not I just want to make sure it works.....
So I’m waiting patiently for the tank to fill so the overflow will drain into the sump. Finally it starts filling. Slowly but surely it fills up and I can turn my pump on. Everything seems to be working great. The sock is doing it’s job and not hindering flow in anyway. Yay!
Then I see something....
..... something small. A bug? A larva? What is it? I use my phone flashlight to get a better look....
It’s a tinny fry!!! But who’s fry is this? I was so excited I tried to catch as many as I could. I only got a dozen or two. I have them set up in a 10g to grow out.
I know they aren’t gt fry. One female did just lay eggs that hatched yesterday, but they all died or were picked off by the 5 older gt fry still in the tank. So they never made it to the free swimming stage. Not to mention gt fry don’t look like this
So that leaves my schoolers. They have been banged up looking. And I swear I’ve seen them chasing each other the past few days, but didn’t think much of it. My tank isn’t set up in a way that any eggs would last long. So I’ve never hoped for babies. But I think some eggs must have been sucked down into the sump and they hatched!
So if you’re still with me, here they are!
My best guess is these are giant danio fry. Since I’ve had my kids glowfish for years without any activity from them. And I doubt it was my rainbows. We will see if I’m right
So I’m waiting patiently for the tank to fill so the overflow will drain into the sump. Finally it starts filling. Slowly but surely it fills up and I can turn my pump on. Everything seems to be working great. The sock is doing it’s job and not hindering flow in anyway. Yay!
Then I see something....
..... something small. A bug? A larva? What is it? I use my phone flashlight to get a better look....
It’s a tinny fry!!! But who’s fry is this? I was so excited I tried to catch as many as I could. I only got a dozen or two. I have them set up in a 10g to grow out.
I know they aren’t gt fry. One female did just lay eggs that hatched yesterday, but they all died or were picked off by the 5 older gt fry still in the tank. So they never made it to the free swimming stage. Not to mention gt fry don’t look like this
So that leaves my schoolers. They have been banged up looking. And I swear I’ve seen them chasing each other the past few days, but didn’t think much of it. My tank isn’t set up in a way that any eggs would last long. So I’ve never hoped for babies. But I think some eggs must have been sucked down into the sump and they hatched!
So if you’re still with me, here they are!
My best guess is these are giant danio fry. Since I’ve had my kids glowfish for years without any activity from them. And I doubt it was my rainbows. We will see if I’m right
